My Riptide

Chapter 5 ~Purple Face

Hannah was swinging on her front porch swing waiting for us like she said she would be. As we got on ground she ran up and hugged both me and Reef.

Hannah is the rich best friend. And when I say rich I mean it! She has a yacht the size as a water park. Her house is three stories and has a so much money, but she is never one to brag about it.

There are so many rich people that go to school with us, but they are to busy at the country clubs or playing mean girl.

Hannah is a party girl and you know it. She smokes here and there, but she's not an addict of some sort, but she loves champagne and yellow roses. She says it's her type of scent?

"I sat up y'all's rooms already. Oh and here is two hundred dollars for both of you, a gift from me of course!" She said rolling her eyes back and smiling like it wasn't obvious.

"Thank you. You didn't have t-"

She interrupted Reef quickly, "No need to go through this part of thanking, you can make up for it later I guess, well somehow."

Reef had a smirk on his face, but then he caught himself about to smile at Hannah.

We were walking into her house. Reef had a bit of a limp from where he stepped on one of Paul's smashed beer bottles on the ground.

As soon as the light hit our faces you could see the disappointment and shocked face that Hannah had on her.

We both held our head down and hid our arms.

"What the HELL! Did he do that?! OH MY GOSH DO YALL NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL! Why would he... actually don't answer that. HOW COULD HE!" Hannah was trying to keep eye contact with both of us but she couldn't help but to look at my busted lip, bruised chin, and Reefs purple face and swollen hands.

" I'll tell you everything later, I promise I will tell you everything! Uhm... but do you have any ice packs?" I can barley move my mouth. My mouth is soon going to be swollen shut.

Fuck. Why does this hurt so bad? I couldn't imagine what Reef is feeling, I don't want to. I try not to think about it, but it's so hard not too.

A new memory going to be imbedded in my head again. I have to many. They say alcohol helps, but I don't believe in that. I saw what it did to Paul. And maybe it didn't it wasn't the alcohol, he is a horrible person either way.

I've never drank before. I think about it sometimes because everyone is different when they are drunk. I think it all depends on who the person is. I would never go to far to be drunk though. I think I could control myself pretty well.

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I was in Hannah's room. Her room is so big, she has an extra bed in her room she likes to call her reading nook. I've never even had my own room before.

"I'll be back, I'm going to go check on Reef, you know him he's probably in pain, but saying he's fine and not using his ice," she closed the door rolling her eyes at me.

I tried getting comfortable, but everything started hurting so badly I didn't even want to lay down.

Paul gripped on to my arm so bad he left a bruise on where he pulled on my skin with his nails. My shoulders hurt so bad from when he hit me with his belt a few nights before. I can't even touch them.

Reef is in the room next to Hannah's. I could kind of hear them, but not good enough. I went up to the wall with my ear smooshed up against it. I could here them laughing.

"But seriously use this ice. It's not going to do anything for that purple face of yours if you don't use it."

" Oh yeah, why do you care?"

"Be glad I am one of the many few people that do care about you, now sit down you have blood starting to run doin your forehead."

"Yes ma'm" he said overwhelmingly.

"Eww don't call me that."

They both started giggling. I could hear her walk out of the room and start coming towards her own.

I sat on her bed slowly trying not to trigger any of my wounds.

"Oh please Coral, you don't have to act like you weren't listening."

"How did you know?!"

" Please I'm Hannah Kate Borrow, I know everything!" She smiled at me and climbed onto her bed.
"Now you definitely need better pjs."

"Can you get me some that are baggy?"

"Ew why?"

"Trust me I don't want to, but it would be less painful."

"Ok fine. Here. They are still cute."

"Thanks, I can't believe you have to look good going to bed."

"Don't worry you'll learn all summer." She said blowing out her vanilla beach salted candle.

"Can you help me take this off my shoulders hurt so bad." Hannah helps me get the sweater off of me carefully. She hasn't seen my scars and bruises in a while.

"Oh my god Coral."

"What?" I follow her eyes down to my stomach and chest.

"Coral please tell me he didn't do that to you."

"Hannah." I warn as I quickly grab the shirt she picked out for me.

"Sorry. Uhm let's talk about something different. Do you have anyone new in your life or something? Any plans made for tomorrow?"

I do have that party I was invited to. But if I tell Hannah she is going to probably come. Not that that's a bad thing. It's just I don't know if I can bring a friend. I guess I'm just going to go ahead and tell her.

"Yeah actually, I met him this morning." I grinned. Great now I'm not going to stop thinking about him.

"What really who? What? When? How?!!"

"Shh. His name is River. We met while I was walking on the beach this morning..." I had to come up with scenario of how we met because I couldn't let anyone know about my private spot. That's only me and Rivers spot.

"... uhm we bumped into each other and started walking together."

"Aww! wait does he go to school here or does he visit for the summer?"

"I actually don't know I'm pretty sure he goes to that other rich high school that's not far from here, but he invited me to a party an-"

She cut me off, "This is your first party isn't it! Oh my gosh I'm going to dress you up and oh my gosh are you going to actually drink for the first time?"

"Uhm I have no clue, but can you please come with me?"

"Babes I was going to come either way, you already knew that answer. What does he look like?"

"Oh my fucking god he has the cutest smile, he's tall, and has a whole thing of tattoos on his arm and a couple of small ones on his back. He has light brown hair and he flirts so much, but in a cute way. His eyes are bluish green and they sparkle in the sunlight perfectly..."

Oh my gosh what is wrong with me. I went on about him all night and actually made Hannah fall asleep. I couldn't stop talking about him. A guy that I talked 30 minutes to on the beach. 

Hopefully he doesn't see my purple face tomorrow.

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Thank you for making it this fare!!!
This chapter was longer than others
Because I'm trying to make longer chapters
For you guys to enjoy!! TYY

word count: 1308
-Quinn

EDITED- 10/21/23